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money buys influence, but it also may buy government itself. this is the unambiguous conclusion you reach in reading the book "billionaires & ballot bandits: how to steal an election in 9 easy steps." investigative reporter greg palast wrote it. he is a new york times-bestselling author and also works for the bbc and britain's the observer. what is going on is happening behind this very thin veneer of democracy, but as i read your book i get the sense that it really is a gross subversion of democracy. > > yes. we have to think about who these billionaires are. since we had citizens united, which created the so-called "corporate citizen," we've ended up with things like a million- dollar donation to the romney pac, restore our future - and i looked into it, by a company called f8 llc. > > what's that? > > i tried to look up, they have sales of $8,000 a year, which meant that their $1 million donation was pretty generous. also, the principal, a guy named diego, seems to exist only in a video game, "grand theft auto." he's an assassin. but under c
money buys influence, but it also may buy government itself. this is the unambiguous conclusion you reach in reading the book "billionaires & ballot bandits: how to steal an election in 9 easy steps." investigative reporter greg palast wrote it. he is a new york times-bestselling author and also works for the bbc and britain's the observer. what is going on is happening behind this very thin veneer of democracy, but as i read your book i get the sense that it really is a gross...
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federal government training programs. and they report to eight different government agencies and so the overhead cost of all of this, this burden and bureaucracy is just killing. i want to take the money the federal government is spending on training, bundle it up, send it back to virginia, its fair share, and let virginia do what's right for the people of virginia with their training dollars. and let me mention as my number four here to get this economy going and to create more good jobs. let me mention something about the deficit. this idea of every year america spending and the federal government a trillion dollars more than we take in is bad for our economy and bad for the next generation. it's immore for us to keep spending than we take in. oil cap federal spending and get us on track to a balanced budget. >> all right. we're going to leave that speech here. and we'll wait to see if he make some specific comments about the jobs report. he didn't. we'll show you what's the average is going. dow is going negative. nasd
federal government training programs. and they report to eight different government agencies and so the overhead cost of all of this, this burden and bureaucracy is just killing. i want to take the money the federal government is spending on training, bundle it up, send it back to virginia, its fair share, and let virginia do what's right for the people of virginia with their training dollars. and let me mention as my number four here to get this economy going and to create more good jobs. let...
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the government realizes it needs to reach out to the german government in reset relations. greece depends on german cash, and that sort of extremely strong unity is what you saw today from the greek government. >> you were on the streets of athens, wasn't brave or insensitive? got that as a question of what posts to myself when i got hit by a volley of tear gas earlier in the afternoon which left my eyes streaming data show me with a toxic impact. as i nursed by sore eyes. in those days it was brave, other cell was insensitive. her visit has added fuel to the fire for those that see her as the architect of austerity. they say it is a sign of respect that she came to this country and we're glad that she came to speak to the president offered a show of support and endorse their place in the euro. in rebuilding the credibility abroad, he will be very delighted by her visit today, the first visit in over five years. >> in pakistan, a brave teenage girl that gave international attention for speaking out against them and campaigned for girls to get an education has been shot and
the government realizes it needs to reach out to the german government in reset relations. greece depends on german cash, and that sort of extremely strong unity is what you saw today from the greek government. >> you were on the streets of athens, wasn't brave or insensitive? got that as a question of what posts to myself when i got hit by a volley of tear gas earlier in the afternoon which left my eyes streaming data show me with a toxic impact. as i nursed by sore eyes. in those days...
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now is besides our own no one had let's say and i speak now for australia we had this enormous the government overhead and now we have in addition to european no way ahead and so it be very difficult to make a competitive product at a competitive price if you were elected would you pull austria out of the single currency. though in the overall i'm. for a strong europe i think especially all the people. with that that there were a lot of war and they had people afraid of that so basically a strong european union could may be sure or preserve peace maybe better but what i think what's wrong is to have the same common currency because that just doesn't work for the simple reason the primary reason why people get up and i'm wanting is they want to make a better life for themselves and their families if they peeped out of a system but they recognised that if the input and people paid accordingly to do it that would drive the whole system so so their concern is this to bring everybody down on the same level. and and a lot of people which in the european government i don't think they have ever been
now is besides our own no one had let's say and i speak now for australia we had this enormous the government overhead and now we have in addition to european no way ahead and so it be very difficult to make a competitive product at a competitive price if you were elected would you pull austria out of the single currency. though in the overall i'm. for a strong europe i think especially all the people. with that that there were a lot of war and they had people afraid of that so basically a...
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and and a lot of people which in the european government i don't think they have ever been in business they don't know how business functions they thank us so so that means the business won't function i'm very much against centralizing ever doing one huge central government young huge central finance department right so i think i'm against that democracy and but in the final analysis it won't be economy i want to walk you see that in europe if too many people which one at this tippett to else you know first first we got to realize we got to think about it how can we create wealth. only when we create wealth canute this tippett now obviously you've been very successful in business over the years but we're talking about running a country here do you think the two can be done in the same manner at this minute things are. similar and a country a country actually has got an advantage in business if there's management if you would lose for a few years in a row the shareholder us well will dismiss the management. in a country for instance you take the governments of foster which have been rul
and and a lot of people which in the european government i don't think they have ever been in business they don't know how business functions they thank us so so that means the business won't function i'm very much against centralizing ever doing one huge central government young huge central finance department right so i think i'm against that democracy and but in the final analysis it won't be economy i want to walk you see that in europe if too many people which one at this tippett to else...
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>> let me ask you about the role of the board here and corporate governance. this is a company that's had several ceos in the last few years. what company could survive bringing in several different ceos, all of which have had different ways to run the company? doesn't the board bear some responsibility for the problems that this company is having? >> of course. in fact, i wrote a blog for cnbc a month or two ago talking about board accountability in general. i think boards aren't held sufficiently accountabilile for company performance. certainly in the case of hp, what you see is a board that has made a series of decisions, whether it's acquisitions or spinoffs and changing their mind or ceos, leaks and scandals and spying and everything else. i think they've made a series of decisions that have harmed this company without a doubt. >> when you say there's not enough time, what do you mean by that? that could sound ominous. >> it's not an hp-specific comment. this is the 21st century. these are incredibly competitive markets. >> does that mean the stock goes
>> let me ask you about the role of the board here and corporate governance. this is a company that's had several ceos in the last few years. what company could survive bringing in several different ceos, all of which have had different ways to run the company? doesn't the board bear some responsibility for the problems that this company is having? >> of course. in fact, i wrote a blog for cnbc a month or two ago talking about board accountability in general. i think boards aren't...
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government controls due to their potential of use in a wide range of military systems u.s. officials say that russia does not even produce many of those who would say that they say for schenkel was same day ever. it is produced that domestically and now again we need to underscore here that what the u.s. justice department is saying is that these goods were being exported without notifying the u.s. government or the department of commerce this story is breaking right now this big russian you know alleged russian spy network being stung by the f.b.i. it's breaking on the same day that the first u.s. presidential debates take place our viewers may remember that mitt romney the republican candidate has referred to russia as america's number one enemy and also according to published reports the houston f.b.i. agent in charge of this alleged sting referred to russia as a hostile country that is seeking to prove improve its defense capabilities and to modernize their weapon system at the expense of u.s. taxpayers so clearly there's a lot of allegations flying here harsh rhetoric
government controls due to their potential of use in a wide range of military systems u.s. officials say that russia does not even produce many of those who would say that they say for schenkel was same day ever. it is produced that domestically and now again we need to underscore here that what the u.s. justice department is saying is that these goods were being exported without notifying the u.s. government or the department of commerce this story is breaking right now this big russian you...
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their business and the government was shrinking the market by its policy so it could talk up the economy all it wanted but the policies were pointing in a different direction austerity we now know hits the poor significantly harder than it's the rates presumably that means that during this recess and the gap between the rich and the poor well why didn't even fire yeah that's that's already happening a real real incomes have been going down because prices have been going up a bit and of course welfare benefits are being slashed. a lot of a lot there are lots of cuts in the public services and the rich are better able to insulate themselves against some of these effects for example house prices in london haven't gone down at all especially in the wealthy areas and in fact they may be going up a bit so the world of the wealthy has been well maintained but people who have relied on incomes from wages have. been hit and of course there has been since the beginning of the. recession a very big rise in unemployment even more significant perhaps a very big rise in part time employment is happeni
their business and the government was shrinking the market by its policy so it could talk up the economy all it wanted but the policies were pointing in a different direction austerity we now know hits the poor significantly harder than it's the rates presumably that means that during this recess and the gap between the rich and the poor well why didn't even fire yeah that's that's already happening a real real incomes have been going down because prices have been going up a bit and of course...
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the government is not in a sition to do that. [applause] >> moderator: we have this question about bye partisanship. it would be necessary for republicans and democrats to work together for effective legislative process even if one party would gain control of both the house and the senate. how would you work to build consensus and the bipartisanship support for bills that you feel would benefit the fourth district? congressman, you're the first answer. king: i would start reworking a bipartisan fashion in the iowa delegation on a continual basis. in 2008 when the floods hit in iowa city i went over there immediately and flew over all that and went on the ground and met with the leaders of cedar rapids for example for the democrats that represent that part of the state. they didn't take me about but rejoined me together and everything. when we get hit with floods on the side of the state become over and join me. i introduced legislation to protect us from the next flood coming down the missouri river with the sign on right away. t
the government is not in a sition to do that. [applause] >> moderator: we have this question about bye partisanship. it would be necessary for republicans and democrats to work together for effective legislative process even if one party would gain control of both the house and the senate. how would you work to build consensus and the bipartisanship support for bills that you feel would benefit the fourth district? congressman, you're the first answer. king: i would start reworking a...
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the real key to that is going to be a local and state government. hopefully the mayor in denver and myself in colorado focusing on how do we create the conditions? we can have brilliant vendors but they can sit on a shelf. you can have all the capital without the right idea -- but without the right idea, how does it improve? the magic there is entrepreneurship. when i was a geologist, i could not find a job and after a while we opened -- i stole the idea from berkeley. we werein the first bgrerew pub. that focus of necessity -- we had to do something different. we took it and adapted it. i think that on a much larger scale, we need to find entrepreneurs, people that are willing to put their hearts and souls into that idea, that invention. make sure they have access to capital, and appropriately trained work force, and there is -- government gets out of the way. we need a proper regulation. we have to have it if you are talking about fracking. at that same time, the government has to be a supporter and in every way possible have to limit the burden o
the real key to that is going to be a local and state government. hopefully the mayor in denver and myself in colorado focusing on how do we create the conditions? we can have brilliant vendors but they can sit on a shelf. you can have all the capital without the right idea -- but without the right idea, how does it improve? the magic there is entrepreneurship. when i was a geologist, i could not find a job and after a while we opened -- i stole the idea from berkeley. we werein the first...
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most of the population fled while it was occupied by government troops. now that the rebels are in control, people are starting to return. >> i'm back in my town after one year, four months. i'm so excited. i'm so happy. >> the fighting continues elsewhere in syria. clashes were especially heavy in homs. there was fighting across the city. what's coming up, hugo chavez wins a fourth term in venezuela. >> here is a look at other stories making news. two afghan intelligence officers have been reported killed in a suicide attack in a southern city. a car bomb went off outside a police station. 14 people were also sent to the wounded. >> the libyan parliament has dismissed the prime minister- elect for rejecting his revised cabinet lineup. the criticized his ministerial choices saying they did not adequately represent all the regions and tribes. >> the opposition leader has declared she is willing to stand in the next presidential election in 2015. the national league for democracy said it was her duty to take office if that was what the people of burma wante
most of the population fled while it was occupied by government troops. now that the rebels are in control, people are starting to return. >> i'm back in my town after one year, four months. i'm so excited. i'm so happy. >> the fighting continues elsewhere in syria. clashes were especially heavy in homs. there was fighting across the city. what's coming up, hugo chavez wins a fourth term in venezuela. >> here is a look at other stories making news. two afghan intelligence...
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is this what the government parties were elected to do? >> the troika resumed their talks with greek officials today. within about 90 minutes, they had not exactly broken down but the troika told the finance ministry officials that the figures did not add up. they did not believe nearly 20% of the cuts were achievable. it went from the finance ministry to the meeting with the prime minister, samaris. this has, so far, followed a familiar pattern. >> what kind of response can be expect from the greek people? >> you'll start to see a step up in trade union protests, other protests, for a start. the power workers have said they will start rolling strikes of up to 48 hours very soon. >> thank you very much for that update. >> the ranks of the jobless continue to swell in europe as the economic crisis in -- crisis in the eurozone refuses to go away. the statistics show a record 11.4% of the work force is searching for a job. that is 18.2 million people. there is no relief in sight. >> workers in greece and spain have been hardest hit by the dee
is this what the government parties were elected to do? >> the troika resumed their talks with greek officials today. within about 90 minutes, they had not exactly broken down but the troika told the finance ministry officials that the figures did not add up. they did not believe nearly 20% of the cuts were achievable. it went from the finance ministry to the meeting with the prime minister, samaris. this has, so far, followed a familiar pattern. >> what kind of response can be...
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but many governments have yet to pass laws enforcing the protocol. some developing countries say they can't afford to implement the policies. the participants in india are expected to discuss how to secure funding to meet the targets agreed in nagoya. >>> australian prime minister julia gillard urged japan to sign a free trade agreement with her country as soon as possible. she said no other fta would be more natural or logical. gillard spoke at a reception in sydney to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the japan/aust rai australia business conference. >> japan is a critically important economic partner for australia and will remain so in the future. but in a dynamic and changing region, it's time to take the next step. it's time to seal the deal on the free trade agreement. >> gillard also referred to regional security issues. she said australia and japan must work together to balance rising asian powers such as china and india. she said she wants to use the g-20 summit and the asia pacific economic cooperation forum to work with japan an security j
but many governments have yet to pass laws enforcing the protocol. some developing countries say they can't afford to implement the policies. the participants in india are expected to discuss how to secure funding to meet the targets agreed in nagoya. >>> australian prime minister julia gillard urged japan to sign a free trade agreement with her country as soon as possible. she said no other fta would be more natural or logical. gillard spoke at a reception in sydney to celebrate the...
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in the country for instance you take the governments of foster care which have been ruled by two parties for the last fifty years they loose money is every year. but they haven't in cheeni is structure where by very little democracy where by they. reelected every year now over fifty percent of the jobs in austria at based on exports if the country was to come out of the eurozone. be at risk wouldn't they no i think i think we're pretty other way around first of all we should look at every every structure is in the final analysis everything what what i do mean is a good for the people so i said look there's a number of ways we can do it one we could go back to the shilling one we could we could each country has got their own euro right for instance greece would have your spain were tear down your italy would have in europe germany let's say would be one on one percent maybe austin two hundred percent greece might be if there's a changeable currency greece maybe would start out maybe with forty cents on the euro maybe italy maybe at seventy percent seventy cents pain maybe sixty percent th
in the country for instance you take the governments of foster care which have been ruled by two parties for the last fifty years they loose money is every year. but they haven't in cheeni is structure where by very little democracy where by they. reelected every year now over fifty percent of the jobs in austria at based on exports if the country was to come out of the eurozone. be at risk wouldn't they no i think i think we're pretty other way around first of all we should look at every every...
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this is another example of clueless government. is the check in the mail? [laughter] it has been in the mail for some time. with the use of their government monopolies are on the verge of collapse. and with them and dredging themselves with the first class mail that has gone out is the second and biggest employer behind wal-mart. this should be cut back but the cost goes up and the service goes down. charles: and those that have a post office are it is an american is it salvageable? >> it would not take much. we have an administration and so many european countries will lead zero were partially privatized there post office. is the lead is a great example. like now it is like fannie and freddie like to the taxpayer as well. charles: to make a bid for the post office but to are really talking about the unions and their power they would probably block something like that. >> is as if the steelworkers and eddie and industry the unions have taken control to give the government monopoly. postal rates have gone up and service has gone down. meanwhile a company lik
this is another example of clueless government. is the check in the mail? [laughter] it has been in the mail for some time. with the use of their government monopolies are on the verge of collapse. and with them and dredging themselves with the first class mail that has gone out is the second and biggest employer behind wal-mart. this should be cut back but the cost goes up and the service goes down. charles: and those that have a post office are it is an american is it salvageable? >> it...
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investment analyst patrick allen says the country's government had no control of the situation. you know the troika are these people who come along and demand cuts they've been coming for the last several years every time they go away they think they've got a deal in the greek side people to stick to it so this time around everybody's finally got to the point where they realize well they might make a deal they might not make a deal but actually we've got all of these facts coming along ridiculous pieces of information and grump research at speed and build in the greek hinterlands with money the truth is the greek government is just out of control it is the ultimate vodka addict in a pool of vodka. but while the suits tussle over the numbers it's those with no voice who are increasingly the victims children are paying the price as parents are forced to abandon their own kids because they can't afford to feed or clothe them that story just ahead also. has been a swell in hugo chavez faces his younger challenger in sunday's presidential vote we explore the international media how m
investment analyst patrick allen says the country's government had no control of the situation. you know the troika are these people who come along and demand cuts they've been coming for the last several years every time they go away they think they've got a deal in the greek side people to stick to it so this time around everybody's finally got to the point where they realize well they might make a deal they might not make a deal but actually we've got all of these facts coming along...
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in greece blame germany for the tough spending cuts enact in exchange for the cuts from the german government. today she encouraged greek reform but promised no more aid. >>> in russia, there is an investigation underway into an explosion. an explosion so powerful that buildings 20 miles away were shaken. 4,000 tons of ammunition blew up. soldiers unloaded it today at a weapons disposal site. the russian officials declared a state of emergency and evacuated three villages. now they're looking to see whether negligence is to blame. nobody was injured. but back in may, six touchdowns were killed in an explosion at a different weapon disposal site. >>> mexico says it has proof it has taken out that country's most powerful drug lord. today mexico's navy says fingerprint tests confir the man died in a gun battle with marines on sunday. just hours after the test was taken, arld men stole his body from a funeral home. his gapping of 10,000 is said to have a hold on the drug trade near the u.s. border. tuesday had offered up to $5 million in reward money for his capture. >>> the form he penn state co
in greece blame germany for the tough spending cuts enact in exchange for the cuts from the german government. today she encouraged greek reform but promised no more aid. >>> in russia, there is an investigation underway into an explosion. an explosion so powerful that buildings 20 miles away were shaken. 4,000 tons of ammunition blew up. soldiers unloaded it today at a weapons disposal site. the russian officials declared a state of emergency and evacuated three villages. now they're...
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government is treating this. as being a counter espionage show yes but for them to have gotten five so warrants they had to go on to a special court with fifes a court you know order to secure the fortune teller's it's water and sugar so. while u.s. foreign policy was notably absent from the today's fast of three presidential debates that didn't stop the gloves from coming out with bonds and the tranny on bronco bamma attacking each other is remarkably similar policy proposals. a british court has delayed its verdict on whether juvenile sondra supporters will be allowed to keep more than two hundred thousand dollars they put up as bail for the whistleblower the money has been in jeopardy after a songe was granted political asylum in ecuador. is here with the night when it was supposed to be decision day for that green fifty innocent support is. one hundred forty thousand pounds as a surety when he was back in december two thousand and ten but the judge said that it would be another couple of days before a decisio
government is treating this. as being a counter espionage show yes but for them to have gotten five so warrants they had to go on to a special court with fifes a court you know order to secure the fortune teller's it's water and sugar so. while u.s. foreign policy was notably absent from the today's fast of three presidential debates that didn't stop the gloves from coming out with bonds and the tranny on bronco bamma attacking each other is remarkably similar policy proposals. a british court...
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with more people leaving than coming to the countryside the region's government is having to act making the life of the herd in more attractive than promising largest subsidies for produce and livestock and organizing cooperatives for the sale of day products to ensure the herd it gets a higher fair price i sympathize with those youngsters leaving for an easier more profitable life day in their publics capital because ill but he no longer wishes to join them he enjoys his pastoral way of life and looking for a helper who shares his enthusiasm with more time on his hands he says matter of fact he can start to look for a new wife. hello and welcome back to our tea with me. while unemployment and struggling to make ends meet are bad enough for any family but at greece parents are having to make a b. heartbreaking decision to put their children in care it's because they can no longer afford to feed or clothe them peter oliver reports on a charity trying to shield the young from the crisis. to young to understand why but on the front line of the debt crisis rampant unemployment in greece and
with more people leaving than coming to the countryside the region's government is having to act making the life of the herd in more attractive than promising largest subsidies for produce and livestock and organizing cooperatives for the sale of day products to ensure the herd it gets a higher fair price i sympathize with those youngsters leaving for an easier more profitable life day in their publics capital because ill but he no longer wishes to join them he enjoys his pastoral way of life...
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the whole fellow government wanted jp morgan to buy bear stearns as part of the federal government to avoid a melt down and now they are coming back and suing jp morgan. is this a crude ploy or a popular thing? >> this committee that he sent up to fine banks to cause the melt down, is the first part if you will. their evidence came out and they testified in 2010. they had this information for years. he has been able to use the last two years of the stuff. >> the martin act which hardly ever works. >> eliot spitzer lost every single thing. there is nothing worse than eliot spitzer. where does he come off? >> here is jp morgan stepping up to the plate and they buy bear sterns and the whole mortgage portfolio that they had. where do they come off suing jp morgan? >> if you want to go after the dumb trades go after the individuals in bear sterns? why sue the whole individuals of bear morgan? >> it is going to go well beyond what is happening right now. obama doesn't care. i think he is coming out looking very bad, larry. >> i want to get a quick take before we bring the members in here. t
the whole fellow government wanted jp morgan to buy bear stearns as part of the federal government to avoid a melt down and now they are coming back and suing jp morgan. is this a crude ploy or a popular thing? >> this committee that he sent up to fine banks to cause the melt down, is the first part if you will. their evidence came out and they testified in 2010. they had this information for years. he has been able to use the last two years of the stuff. >> the martin act which...
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what the so what the fed and the government actually put the fed is trying to do is if it is trying to take businesses who rely on. or free money more risk free money to basically stay in business have to be failed a lot of people would like you know the mantra of the line that was given by. the chairman bernanke was that he is buying forty billion dollars a month with the growth of mortgage backed securities to boost employment which is absolute total absolute nonsense unless the forty what twenty five million mortgage backed security traders are going to get their jobs back. you know there's really no sense in trying to make a linkage between buying mortgage backed securities and boosting employment what he's doing is he's not so back to a bailout of the banks and he's bailing out the banks because the banks are most likely running into the could of the issues with mortgage backed securities a good example would be the fact that bear stearns j.p. morgan. purchase is getting sued for its fraud on mortgage backed securities and lo and behold what does chairman bernanke you do before
what the so what the fed and the government actually put the fed is trying to do is if it is trying to take businesses who rely on. or free money more risk free money to basically stay in business have to be failed a lot of people would like you know the mantra of the line that was given by. the chairman bernanke was that he is buying forty billion dollars a month with the growth of mortgage backed securities to boost employment which is absolute total absolute nonsense unless the forty what...
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is it time for the government to get out? >> can i come back to the $333 million out of the $10 billion? who got that money? we are fining banks left and right. i wish we wouldn't. it seems like it is helping. who is getting the $333 million? >> the banks and the borrowers. they are betting $3,000 in moving costs to get to do these short sales. they can be tricky and lengthy. they don't want the borrowers to walk away and they give the banks incentive as well. the thing is under that mortgage settlement, the banks have to do debt forgiveness. and short sales can be a part of that. the tax bill is going to have big implications for a continued recovery in housing. >> absolutely. the question is this tax relief on short sales. if the tax relief your debt that is debt forgiveness that is usually taxed. that helps with the short sales. >> that expires at the end of this year. if that doesn't get extended in congress, the odds are, are they going to want to do more tax extenders? then short sales are going to come to a screeching
is it time for the government to get out? >> can i come back to the $333 million out of the $10 billion? who got that money? we are fining banks left and right. i wish we wouldn't. it seems like it is helping. who is getting the $333 million? >> the banks and the borrowers. they are betting $3,000 in moving costs to get to do these short sales. they can be tricky and lengthy. they don't want the borrowers to walk away and they give the banks incentive as well. the thing is under...
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demonstration and strike are common in greece as the government imposes strict austerity programs to deal with the financial crisis. >> in turkey police use tear gas on ti-w activt trying to march on e ofuildin oss borr raid intsyria were approved. it's in retaliation for mortar attack from syria that killed 5 turkish civilian. unleashed a hail of artillery at targets inside syria. turkey prime minister says he does not want war with syria but says he will protect the borders and retaliatewhen nessa. >> sce of ottish hair tan nownly a part of story. whennto oeld die lst wee in the northern sco acknowledge village took with him his naked language. ♪ [ singing] he was the last known person who knew this dialect. it has a strong bible influence with thee and thousand and hog might be used what is your trouble. desperate for tea and if very drunk. >> i wish i knew how to say still ahead. a lot going on this weekend in the bay area including music festival in including music festival in golden gate parkl ♪ take a letter maria ♪ address it to my wife ♪ the biggest hit. we learn tod
demonstration and strike are common in greece as the government imposes strict austerity programs to deal with the financial crisis. >> in turkey police use tear gas on ti-w activt trying to march on e ofuildin oss borr raid intsyria were approved. it's in retaliation for mortar attack from syria that killed 5 turkish civilian. unleashed a hail of artillery at targets inside syria. turkey prime minister says he does not want war with syria but says he will protect the borders and...
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government controls due to their potential use in a wide range of military systems u.s. officials say that russia does not even produce many of those who would say that they say for schenkel was sending russia does not produce that domestically and now again we need to underscore here that what the u.s. justice department is saying is that these goods were being exported without notifying the u.s. government or the department of commerce that of course this isn't the first time we've we've heard about these these so-called firings russian spy rings being broken up by the f.b.i. or the u.s. department of justice back in two thousand and ten and chapman was one of ten. russian spies that the u.s. says were working in the states to try to gather intelligence and send it back to moscow. and lou a douglas mcnabb explains that that is the department of justice presented. they did prepare very detailed letter the letter of which i wish may it's odd eleven page document a letter that says that but the u.s. government has overwhelming evidence with regard to the defendants but th
government controls due to their potential use in a wide range of military systems u.s. officials say that russia does not even produce many of those who would say that they say for schenkel was sending russia does not produce that domestically and now again we need to underscore here that what the u.s. justice department is saying is that these goods were being exported without notifying the u.s. government or the department of commerce that of course this isn't the first time we've we've...
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of course related to the game we were talking about is lauren on all right government doubtingly back in january as are the i.m.f. going to be dry dramatically lowering their growth forecasts well they didn't dramatically lower than they do is lower them and and so i think they're still way off the mark i think more of these revisions are coming down down the pike i think france in particular is going to be shockingly bad i think germany is going to be bad there are a lot of things happening in europe that they've just not accounted for off so we had this discussion last week and certainly nothing was settled of the as the basis of the last jobs report but i think the u.s. is back in recession and we've got the fiscal cliff coming up you know are they really going to let all these tax hikes go into. and apply all the defense cuts well they're not really because laura the reduction in the amount of deficit is actually the deficit even going up so they're not doing what they estimated they wanted the budget to be so. and we also have the fed cheerleading that just you know think about t
of course related to the game we were talking about is lauren on all right government doubtingly back in january as are the i.m.f. going to be dry dramatically lowering their growth forecasts well they didn't dramatically lower than they do is lower them and and so i think they're still way off the mark i think more of these revisions are coming down down the pike i think france in particular is going to be shockingly bad i think germany is going to be bad there are a lot of things happening in...
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i will tell you why next the fiscal cliff could cost government jobs. that could not be a bad thing. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. but to reduce government spending and the amount and they're talking about, the amount congress if should pass any way with part of the budget control act. it is split between defense and non-defense fell the 3% of spending. is nothing. >> this does not go far enough? >> no. and the budget with spending cuts and paul ryan's cuts is only 10% of spending. $400 billion per year named as duplication and overlap from senator sessions and senator kohlberg 10 percent most have done that to say business. >> is there a political appetite on either side? they had a presidential debate. the fiscal cliff was not even brought up. who has the will to say this is not
i will tell you why next the fiscal cliff could cost government jobs. that could not be a bad thing. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. but to reduce government spending and the amount and they're talking about, the amount...
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half-a-milliinnpounds of unusee medications were tuuned in last saturday.a new government survey findd more than 6-million americans abuse an entire block in east baltimore almost devoured by a large sinkkoll... now faacs new prrblems!this is a ánewá eaat baltimore.it's aboot 100 feet away rrm the first one on that saae street that opened up in july...and a hole to reopen up in august. the road is closed... but the reflecting ppol in front of the lincoln memorial in this time.. because of an algae buildup.earlier the pool was drained for a two year... 34 million dollar overhaullit will remain emppy for at least a week. 3 you can pprchase a lot of things at hunt valley towne centre... but never beforr could you buy...aavowel. vowwl.now, forrthe first time ever... thh wheel mobile""is &pthhre, getting ready to qualify contestants for the wheel of fortune! fortune! joel d. smith is llve there this morning to see you can become the next big winner. good morning d. 3 you could earn a spot on one of america's ffvorite game ssows. as you know fox45 is the new home of jeopardy and wheel f fo
half-a-milliinnpounds of unusee medications were tuuned in last saturday.a new government survey findd more than 6-million americans abuse an entire block in east baltimore almost devoured by a large sinkkoll... now faacs new prrblems!this is a ánewá eaat baltimore.it's aboot 100 feet away rrm the first one on that saae street that opened up in july...and a hole to reopen up in august. the road is closed... but the reflecting ppol in front of the lincoln memorial in this time.. because of an...
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government chip away at the federal deficit. and, it could be bottoms-up for investors in a beer and wine stock. keep it here. first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. monday, october 8th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: a new round of corporate earnings start up this week. overall, earnings are expected to tumble around 2% from last year. here's where we last left of on friday. stocks rallied on news the unemployment rate dropped to 7.8%. the dow gained, the s&p was flat, and a sell-off in apple dragged down the nasdaq. oil and gold staged dramatic pullbacks. today, platnum and gold producers will push to end a strike by south african workers over low wages. philip streible of rjo futures joins us on this monday morning. will we see a follow-through from that jobs number that came out on friday? > > that's a really interesting question. the reason why i bring that up is because the market reaction to the number, it was really well r
government chip away at the federal deficit. and, it could be bottoms-up for investors in a beer and wine stock. keep it here. first business starts now! you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. monday, october 8th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: a new round of corporate earnings start up this week. overall, earnings are expected to tumble around 2% from last year. here's where we last left of on friday. stocks rallied on...
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government spending cuts, a weak financial system, high unemployment. emerging economies such as china drove the recovery from the global downturn, but they have cooled off. >> clearly the downside if the global economy were to slow much more than expected, then additional policy measures will be needed. >> reporter: he said he was encouraged by the easy money policies of many banks and pieces to what he called a complex puzzle are starting to fall into place. he said if the puzzle can be completed, then one can hope that the worst might be behind us. ron madison, nhk world, tokyo. >>> this high level gathering wouldn't have been happening here in tokyo if things had gone according to plan. accordi organizers originally decided to go in egypt. immediately raised his hand and proposed japan would host. we spoke with the vice minister of finance for international finance. >> reporter: vice minister nakoa was instrumental to bringing the meeting to tokyo. he says there are two goals he hopes to achieve during the meetings. >> in the international economy,
government spending cuts, a weak financial system, high unemployment. emerging economies such as china drove the recovery from the global downturn, but they have cooled off. >> clearly the downside if the global economy were to slow much more than expected, then additional policy measures will be needed. >> reporter: he said he was encouraged by the easy money policies of many banks and pieces to what he called a complex puzzle are starting to fall into place. he said if the puzzle...
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all the while the bahraini government's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters is maintaining momentum in the latest incident riot police moved to disperse a funeral procession for a young man who died in custody after allegedly being denied proper medical attention the twenty three year old had spent several months in prison for taking part in anti-government demonstrations r.t. outlines the protests for equality which erupted last february the details of which are on our web site. julian assange supporters who bailed him out of a british prison almost two years ago are waiting to find out whether they'll see their money again over two hundred thousand dollars contributed by activists and celebrities has been frozen since the wiki leaks editor sought refuge at our doors london embassy three months ago has been there ever since despite being granted asylum by the south american country britain's determination not to let him leave the country is costing taxpayers a had a hefty sum a police stake out at the embassy costs a levy thousand pounds a day with the total bill already topping on
all the while the bahraini government's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters is maintaining momentum in the latest incident riot police moved to disperse a funeral procession for a young man who died in custody after allegedly being denied proper medical attention the twenty three year old had spent several months in prison for taking part in anti-government demonstrations r.t. outlines the protests for equality which erupted last february the details of which are on our web site. julian...
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the report says japanese government bonds account for 24% of assets of banks in japan. the institutions could suffer heavy losses if bond prices plummet. banks around the world see japanese and u.s. government bonds as safer assets in the face of the prolonged credit crisis in europe. they snapped up japanese bonds, causing the yen to spike to record levels. imf economists note japan and the united states are facing huge deficits and the countries need to implement fiscal reforms to maintain investor confidence. it also acknowledges a decision by eurozone countries to launch a permanent fund designed to bail out struggling members. they say worries about the health of the region's financial system have increased since the spring with the need to use capital to help troubled banks in spain. >>> greece is one of the struggling eurozone members counting on bailout funds to keep it functioning. international lenders are demanding the country's politicians implement deep spending cuts in return for that aid. angela merkel traveled to athens to urge greek leaders to push ahea
the report says japanese government bonds account for 24% of assets of banks in japan. the institutions could suffer heavy losses if bond prices plummet. banks around the world see japanese and u.s. government bonds as safer assets in the face of the prolonged credit crisis in europe. they snapped up japanese bonds, causing the yen to spike to record levels. imf economists note japan and the united states are facing huge deficits and the countries need to implement fiscal reforms to maintain...
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another burning issue in the country is the quality of employment among the poor the government does implement measures to support them but there are no jobs for those in the deepest poverty they receive government subsidies but there isn't enough investment both government and private to actually provide them with well paid jobs instead of just giving financial aid. it for the long neglected residents of venezuela slums free services may just trump over freedom this is wrong as well as body a part of the largest slum in all of latin america for decades thousands of venezuelans who live here have no access to any sort of medical care that is until i solve a social program to open clinics like this one here as well as get access to doctors checkups and medical services free medicine for free here they helped me along to thank god and this company has helped a lot of people and a lot of. and here thank you to chairman has done a lot for us those missions are just incredible. these are illegal settlements the shacks and buildings are poorly built and for decades infrastructure was virtu
another burning issue in the country is the quality of employment among the poor the government does implement measures to support them but there are no jobs for those in the deepest poverty they receive government subsidies but there isn't enough investment both government and private to actually provide them with well paid jobs instead of just giving financial aid. it for the long neglected residents of venezuela slums free services may just trump over freedom this is wrong as well as body a...
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all these austerity than a measure of if i feel government in the. last election should be for a year a year because of those thirty minutes you. promise people of all of you at favorable or for iraq because he didn't. leave we here and i mean is there more the who use it in weeks by until he has not been able to increase it and only some of us are elected before if you mindset because he could use the good he the shit austerity measures now greek people. who easily if they call him or a daughter or her gentleman off for thirty. right i mean it is there's a lot happening right now from across europe the red cause is also expanding its campaign are well used to the charity feeding i would say starving children in africa and some of the developing countries but now it's moving to spare a now appealing for help for three hundred thousand suffering the effects of the crisis how do you come to this. yes it him agrees it down not only an increase in knowledge that congress will really feel for eurozone but we have to leave it to money that he embraces in g
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is failing and why governments need to take human nature into account. today i'm talking to north robert skidelsky he's a professor of political economy.
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the government can provide the service at lower cost and without a profit. >> in control, assertive, presidential. while barack obama kept his eyes and his energy low. >> it's very rare that there's such a clear triumph of one side over the other. >> at a rally in denver, the president admitted he got surprised. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. >> later today, at a huge rally in wisconsin, the president charged romney changed what he said. >> he may do a tap dance and a two step, but if you want to be president, then you owe the american people the truth. >> some felt mr. obama owed them a better debate. >> he looked like he was tired, drained. >> i think he didn't have practice. >> you're more worried that obama might lose now? >> no, not really. >> obama strategists hint the boss learned a lesson. >> he'll review it, if he wants to make some changes in the next debate, he'll do so. >> romney strategists claim all the change about their guy was his audience. >> people, i think saw for the first time, a lot of people, not i
the government can provide the service at lower cost and without a profit. >> in control, assertive, presidential. while barack obama kept his eyes and his energy low. >> it's very rare that there's such a clear triumph of one side over the other. >> at a rally in denver, the president admitted he got surprised. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. >> later today, at a huge rally in wisconsin, the president...
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it makes moammar gadhafi is government look like a beacon of light in this shining city on the hill patrick if i had to if i could just jump in front and i do apologize i'm running very low on time here and i t. but you know you draw the comparisons iraq afghanistan libya let's talk about the next step today everybody ziering in on that of syria what's next for syria. you know this whole this whole story with with libya and now syria syria's directly linked to libya because libya did send fighters who are being backed by the west and logistical by actual faction but this reminds me of the spanish inquisition rory where instead of you know room imposing catholicism on an establishment people who resist this is like the freedom and democracy inquisition that's really what we're looking at especially in terms of libya and syria this is the west going in directly or through its proxies or through its goal state. monarchies in order to impose western friendly regime in the country that they can then come in calling ice in a financial way particularly we're talking about private banking a
it makes moammar gadhafi is government look like a beacon of light in this shining city on the hill patrick if i had to if i could just jump in front and i do apologize i'm running very low on time here and i t. but you know you draw the comparisons iraq afghanistan libya let's talk about the next step today everybody ziering in on that of syria what's next for syria. you know this whole this whole story with with libya and now syria syria's directly linked to libya because libya did send...
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that a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulating more, if you will, trickle down government would work. >> mitt romney during the debate, intrade contracts all over the place during his exchanges with president obama. and i guess we've been in the twitter world unbeknownst for me for a while. >> i can't believe you figured it out part way through. >> i was looking at blogs, trying to see what people -- whether i could get any immediate reaction to how it was going. and then i check my e-mail and it said matt mentioned you in a twitter thing. and i'm going -- and then it occurred to me, shy see what people on twitter are saying. and then i did it and it opened up the world.i should see what people on twitter are saying. and then i did it and it opened up the world. >> the one thing i decided is i don't follow enough people. i wanted even more. i follow 181 people. today i'm going to add another 100 people because i wanted more last night. >> and i never thought i would follow bill maher necessarily. and now i realize that a cutting edge comedian, even with someone he loves, h
that a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulating more, if you will, trickle down government would work. >> mitt romney during the debate, intrade contracts all over the place during his exchanges with president obama. and i guess we've been in the twitter world unbeknownst for me for a while. >> i can't believe you figured it out part way through. >> i was looking at blogs, trying to see what people -- whether i could get any immediate reaction to how it was...
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that's right the government refused the judge asked the government to and she was she held up a selection of articles i had written on the war on terror and she asked the government directly whether or not i was under threat of the detention. for the articles i had written and the government refused to give any kind of guarantee. so that was a very. interesting moment that's the right word but in court in the in the original and hearing the very stark reality you know when you know you're yourself and run through that quote first they came for the socialists and then there was no one left to speak for me when no one spoke out why do you think the media and just everyone isn't talking more about this completely agree just a violation of civil liberties i mean i think in a certain sense i mean this is my opinion i think in my own country i mean in the united states i think of a lot of americans are sort of disembodied they have a really you know part in the sort of the phrase that a very dysfunctional relationship with government you know it's something that's sort of out there and ideology
that's right the government refused the judge asked the government to and she was she held up a selection of articles i had written on the war on terror and she asked the government directly whether or not i was under threat of the detention. for the articles i had written and the government refused to give any kind of guarantee. so that was a very. interesting moment that's the right word but in court in the in the original and hearing the very stark reality you know when you know you're...
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that makes sense, good at growing government and good at being part of government but i don't know -- >> the right person in that office could do wonders for this country. >> it should be about jobs. it shouldn't be about taxes. it should be about jobs, jobs, jobs. donald trump, thank you. >> so long, so long, sam. >> bye-bye now. >>> coming up next, bill ackman's big investing idea the activist fund manager joining to us discuss where he's putting his money to work plus why he's putting pressure on p&g to get rid of the company's ceo, that interview coming up after the break. [ male announcer ] for the saver, and a big first step. for the spender who needs a little help saving. for adding "& sons." for the dreamer, planning an early escape. for the mother of the bride. for whoever you are, for whatever you're trying to achieve, pnc has technology, guidance, and over 150 years of experience to help you get there. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at
that makes sense, good at growing government and good at being part of government but i don't know -- >> the right person in that office could do wonders for this country. >> it should be about jobs. it shouldn't be about taxes. it should be about jobs, jobs, jobs. donald trump, thank you. >> so long, so long, sam. >> bye-bye now. >>> coming up next, bill ackman's big investing idea the activist fund manager joining to us discuss where he's putting his money to...
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the government funds the taxpayers fund it's two dollars a year i mean our contribution of p.b.s. here in the s.s. is around a dollar a year per person but they fund the b.b.c. it's got all kinds of educational programs a lot of fascinating stuff in france for us they have they have ever national program most countries do this. ours is get a little weird it seems canada in upper marlboro maryland canada thank you for calling what's on your mind tonight. oh moved you know. when i'm looking to grieve and come together and you know pull me up and what is it going to take in this country to. the saying put it in the village book it can it's one of the things that there's actually two differences between our situation and that agrees the first is that it's just a heck of a lot worse in greece right now and when it was as bad i mean look at greek unemployment it's where we were in one nine hundred thirty two and in one nine hundred thirty two you had the biggest occupation movement of the twentieth century here in north america in the united states you had people the bonus army they wer
the government funds the taxpayers fund it's two dollars a year i mean our contribution of p.b.s. here in the s.s. is around a dollar a year per person but they fund the b.b.c. it's got all kinds of educational programs a lot of fascinating stuff in france for us they have they have ever national program most countries do this. ours is get a little weird it seems canada in upper marlboro maryland canada thank you for calling what's on your mind tonight. oh moved you know. when i'm looking to...